what there is to love about a man: scent

June 6, 2008 by rachel

Musk and moss and a pine forest sunrise. Red-walled canyons and grass freshly mowed and sheets warm from the dryer or never washed at all. Diesel and motors, paper and wood and ink and feathers and bone. New leather, old leather, leather that his great-uncle wore to war. Bread baking and espresso, incense and eucalyptus, cognac and cigars, citrus of any kind, and yes, tobacco. A light breeze coming in from the coast, shaving cream and soap, or no soap […]

Categories: body mind & spirit, inspiration, love, men • Tags: appreciation, citrus, man, masculine, men, moss, musk, prose poetry, scent, scent of a man, tobacco

what there is to love about a man: arms

May 31, 2008 by rachel

(Cut me some slack here: It’s Springtime!) Yes! to the right to bare arms. Sunned and weathered arms, farm arms, hot and spicy arms swaying to a Latin beat. Arms presented in tank tops and muscle shirts and short-cropped T-shirts with the sleeves ripped off. Arms offered before crossing the street or stepping off the ladder and onto the roof. Arms that lightly brush up against us on the bus and double-wrap around us as we sleep. Biceps lifting boxes, […]

Categories: body mind & spirit, men • Tags: appreciation, arms, biceps, men, Rachel Snyder, what there is to love

what there is to love about a man: presence & wonder

May 20, 2008 by rachel

This post was inspired by a conversation over here at Malcolm’s blog. These two excerpts are from my out-of-print book, What There Is To Love About A Man (Sourcebooks, 1999). Remainder(perfectly imperfect) and used copies can be had for cheap around the Internet, in places like this website and this website. Presence How we feel gifted when a man is truly present. Eye to eye, heart to heart, tete-a-tete. Right now. Right here. Fully engaged in the moment and distracted […]

Categories: health/healing, men • Tags: appreciation, body mind & spirit, empowerment, honor, masculine qualities, men, personal growth, presence, transformation, wonder, words